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Salem, OR sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 8:10 AM to 8:49 AM, sunset from 7:52 PM to 7:01 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (MDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 18:10 AM7:52 PM10:41 PM2:31 PMWaning gibbous · 70%
Fri, Oct 28:11 AM7:50 PM11:46 PM3:36 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Sat, Oct 38:12 AM7:48 PM—4:27 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 48:14 AM7:46 PM1:01 AM5:06 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 58:15 AM7:44 PM2:20 AM5:36 PMWaning crescent · 26%
Tue, Oct 68:16 AM7:42 PM3:39 AM6:00 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 78:17 AM7:41 PM4:55 AM6:20 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 88:19 AM7:39 PM6:09 AM6:39 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 98:20 AM7:37 PM7:21 AM6:58 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 108:21 AM7:35 PM8:32 AM7:18 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 118:22 AM7:33 PM9:42 AM7:40 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 128:24 AM7:32 PM10:53 AM8:06 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 138:25 AM7:30 PM12:01 PM8:38 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 148:26 AM7:28 PM1:06 PM9:17 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 158:28 AM7:26 PM2:04 PM10:05 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 168:29 AM7:25 PM2:54 PM11:01 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 178:30 AM7:23 PM3:34 PM—Waxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 188:31 AM7:21 PM4:06 PM12:03 AMFirst quarter · 51%
Mon, Oct 198:33 AM7:20 PM4:33 PM1:09 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 208:34 AM7:18 PM4:55 PM2:16 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Wed, Oct 218:35 AM7:16 PM5:15 PM3:24 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 228:37 AM7:15 PM5:34 PM4:34 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 238:38 AM7:13 PM5:52 PM5:44 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Sat, Oct 248:39 AM7:11 PM6:13 PM6:57 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 258:41 AM7:10 PM6:36 PM8:14 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 268:42 AM7:08 PM7:06 PM9:34 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 278:43 AM7:07 PM7:44 PM10:57 AMWaning gibbous · 96%
Wed, Oct 288:45 AM7:05 PM8:34 PM12:16 PMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 298:46 AM7:04 PM9:37 PM1:26 PMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 308:47 AM7:02 PM10:51 PM2:23 PMWaning gibbous · 73%
Sat, Oct 318:49 AM7:01 PM—3:06 PMWaning gibbous · 63%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 6:12 AMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Thu, Oct 8Draconids meteor shower peakUp to about 10 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Mon, Oct 12 4:06 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky25° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
  • Tue, Oct 20Orionids meteor shower peakUp to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Sun, Oct 25 10:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).